Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Samantha Dick is a seasoned Child & Family Therapist and Community Mental Health Clinician with extensive experience at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network since May 2014. In this role, Samantha specializes in providing in-home psychotherapy, individual and group counseling, family therapy interventions, and crisis intervention planning, focusing on family preservation and reunification for children facing significant emotional and behavioral challenges. Additionally, Samantha has been a certified American Sign Language Interpreter since May 2012, working in various settings, including community, healthcare, business, and educational environments. Previous experience includes serving as a Certified ASL Interpreter at ABS Linguistics and as a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Employment Counselor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at New England Business Associates, Inc. and the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, respectively. Samantha holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Springfield College.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Founded in 1977, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a nonprofit, nationally accredited human services agency dedicated to building strength, hope and resiliency through its family-based outreach services, residential treatment programs, and community-based counseling services to thousands of children, youth and families throughout Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts. Wayside is committed to an inclusive, diverse, vibrant workforce that reflects the communities we serve, celebrates the rich diversity of our children, youth, families and employees and believes that by harnessing the power of our collective similarities and differences we can better serve our mission. Therefore, we are dedicated through open communication and ongoing education to increase awareness and pledge to seek out and respect diverse voices in all aspects of our work.